History VideoGame / LovePlus

** There's also a doujin company called Grand Cross that releases erotic fangames of popular series but following the game's mechanics. Some examples are [[HaiyoreNyarkoSan Nayru Plus]] and [[YuruYuri Yuru Plus]].

* NamesToKnowInAnime - Rinko is voiced by SakuraTange, who was and still is best known for her role as Sakura Kinomoto in Manga/CardCaptorSakura; and she also gave her voice to Minori Akiho, one of the main characters of Konami's ''TokimekiMemorial Drama Series''.
** Nene is voiced by YukoMinaguchi, who was also the voice of Nadeshiko Kinomoto, the mother of Sakura Kinomoto in Manga/CardCaptorSakura. She too gave her voice to a Konami character, Sarah Pixis of ''Tokimemo'' 's SpiritualSuccessor series ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''.

* HotMom - Rinko's mom (implied by Rinko's prequel manga).

* CharacterCustomization - Subverted and played straight. Played straight in that through interacting with the girls, the player can affect not only their personalities, but also [[VirtualPaperDoll what they wear]]. Subverted in that since there is no in-game way of seeing all the possible hairstyle and outfits and it's not entirely clear what will affect a girl's fashion sense, although she will ask for the player's opinion occasionally. Therefore, without a guide, it'd very difficult to shoot for a particular combo. The internal personality values of the girl consistently change with every interaction, although it can only manifest itself as one of three different personalities (per girl).
** Also played straight in the player can level up the protagonist's stats any which-way, although certain events will require certain stats, and each girl values different stats.
* ChromaticArrangement - Sorta. The Love Plus protective cases for the DS each feature a character with a particular BG color: Manaka/Blue, Nene/Pink, Rinko/Green. These colors also correspond to different personality types available for the girls.
** These colors supposedly correspond to the canon personalities for each character.

* GoingThroughTheMotions - Played straight and subverted. The 3D models of the girls can show a variety of emotion, especially the faces, doing fairly well considering the difficulty of doing 3D on the DS. However, it's clearly not on the level of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', but the facial expressions are still far better than ''NeverWinterNights2''.
* HelloInsertNameHere - Played straight and subverted. You can name your character anything you want, but the game offers a much smaller range of possible names that the girls can pronounce.

* SaveScumming - Subverted. While you have 3 save slots available, if you suddenly turn off the game without saving, the game will punish you when you try to load a save. This ranges from a simple warning to save next time, to lowering in-game affection levels, to forcing the player to apologize aloud via the game's mic. Multiple times. Additionally, once you start a file, when you save, you cannot choose which slot to save to.

* ShoutOut - One of Manaka's dream sequences is designed with the classic ''TokimekiMemorial: Forever with you'' game engine and character artstyle.
* SmallReferencePools- Subverted. A Japanese dating sim references ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye''. Specifically, Rinko Kobayakawa quotes from the book at one point, referring to the relationship between Holden Caulfield and his sister Phoebe.
** It is noteworthy that Kobayakawa herself initally resembles Holden Caulfield in her contemptuous attitude towards society and those around her. Although, she mellows out quite a bit after meeting the protagonist.

** There's also a doujin company called Grand Cross that releases erotic fangames of popular series but following the game's mechanics. Some examples are [[OreNoImoutoGaKonnaniKawaiiWakeJaNai Kuroneko Days]] and [[K-On Azu Plus]].

* ComicBookAdaptation - Five manga based on the game are planned for an [[http://www.japanator.com/learn-more-about-love-plus-five-new-manga-series-13843.phtml April 2010 release]]. Each of the three girls will get their own series.

** Girls Talk - By Sakura Tasuke (of Kedama Biyori). Will apparently be about the three girls living together under on roof.
** Her Past - By Wakiyama Hiroaki (of Shuukyuu Shoujo). The silhouette features a girl with long, straight hair, but apparently it's a side story about Rinko.

** Rinko Days - By Seo Kouji (of {{Suzuka}})

** The girls would also tell you that they aren't into pirates.

* NoExportForYou For the first and second games, this is confirmed (due to western markets having a better birth rate then Japan). Whether or not this will continue into the 3DS version as rumored, is unknown (due to the rumors that Konami is doing "Market Research" for what is presumably a US release for the 3DS sequel)

* CellPhone - In the first half of the game, texting is vital to getting to know the girls and building up affection. In the second half, the player can also call the girlfriend. How the player responds to the girls' texts will slowly but surely affect their attitude towards the player. In fact, it is a key part of the following trope...

* GoingThroughTheMotions - Played straight and subverted. The 3D models of the girls can show a variety of emotion, especially the faces, doing fairly well considering the difficulty of doing 3D on the DS. However, it's clearly not on the level of ''FinalFantasyXIII'', but the facial expressions are still far better than ''NeverWinterNights2''.

** Rinko Days - By Seo Kouji (of Suzuka)

** As a side note, some time back, Konami teamed up with many high schools across Japan with a bus trip fundraiser where students who have got their real life girl of their dreams thanks to Love Plus+ put in $365 dollars (in all, which is very cheap for a fundraiser which most school fundraisers tend to cost around $2000 dollars [[CrackIsCheaper if not more]] for said fundraiser) for said bus trip fundraiser, witch lasted two days and one night. The students got a lot of Konami merchandising (not just for Love Plus but for other Konami Games as well) and to spent time together, and when night came the student couples got a surprise visit from their parents to avoid...stuff happening (Japan may have a low birth rate, but that doesn't mean that teen pregnancies are needed).

** Nene is voiced by YukoMinaguchi, who was also the voice of Nadeshiko Kinomoto, the mother of Sakura Kinomoto in Manga/CardCaptorSakura. She too gave her voice to a Konami character, Sarah Pixis of ''Tokimemo'' 's SpiritualSuccessor series ''MitsumeteKnight''.

* SmallReferencePools- Subverted. A Japanese dating sim references TheCatcherInTheRye. Specifically, Rinko Kobayakawa quotes from the book at one point, referring to the relationship between Holden Caulfield and his sister Phoebe.

* HeadphonesEqualIsolation - Rinko can be seen sporting a pair of headphones fairly often, even at school. In fact, the first time you hear about Rinko, it's when a female student tells her friend how Rinko ignored her greeting and doesn't seem to fit in with the other students.

** Though when she warmed up with you, she'll stop wearing it.

* CharacterCustomization - Subverted and played straight. Played straight in that through interacting with the girls, the player can affect not only their personalities, but also [[VirtualPaperDoll what they wear]]. Subverted in that since there is no in-game way of seeing all the possible hairstyle and outfits and it's not entirely clear what will affect a girl's fashion sense, although she will ask for the player's opinion occasionally. Therefore, without a guide, it'd very difficult to shoot for a particular combo. The internal personality values of the girl consistently change with every interaction, although it can only manifest itself as one of three different personalities (per girl). with the girl.

** As a side note, some time back, Konami teamed up with many high schools across Japan with a bus trip fundraiser where students who have got their real life girl of their dreams thanks to Love Plus+ put in $365 dollars (in all, which is very cheap for a fundraiser witch most school fundraisers tend to cost around $2000 dollars [[CrackIsCheaper if not more]] for said fundraiser) for said bus trip fundraiser, witch lasted two days and one night, the students got a lot of Konami merchandising (not just for Love Plus but for other Konami Games as well) and to spent time together, and when night came the student couples got a surprise visit from their parents to avoid...stuff happening (Japan may have a low birth rate, but that doesn't mean that teen pregnancies are needed).

* UpdatedRerelease - imaginatively titled ''Love Plus+''.

* Swimmer - All of the girls wear 2-piece swimsuits when the player goes to the beach or pool. This might continue into Project Love Plus, but is unknown. Manaka wears a red bikini with white polka-dots. Rinko weara a white bikini with stripes. Nene has been shown to wear 2 swimsuits. The first is yellow, while the other is white with purple/grey stripes.
** All the girls can wear other swimsuits through a mall event where she will go to buy a swimsuit, given the choice of a one piece swimsuit or a 2 piece swimsuit in Loveplus+

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-khobY1H2KE and another rerelease]] to take advantage of the 3DS's new features, most notably the 3D "top" screen. and unlike the DS version, the 3DS port will be able to tell how you're holding the 3DS and adjust accordingly.

* FanTranslation - As of November 2011, all of the text of the original game has been translated into English at [[https://sites.google.com/site/loveplustrans/home here]]). The Chinese translation was released on Valentine's Day 2010.

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs - Manaka and her bow naturally; all three can acquire this by changing their hairstyles.

* PerverseSexualLust - The game's gained some infamy due to one otaku "marrying" Nene with an ''actual ceremony'' and wrecking a few actual marriages.

* NamesToKnowInAnime - Rinko is voiced by SakuraTange, who was and still is best known for her role as Sakura Kinomoto in CardCaptorSakura; and she also gave her voice to Minori Akiho, one of the main characters of Konami's ''TokimekiMemorial Drama Series''.
** Nene is voiced by YukoMinaguchi, who was also the voice of Nadeshiko Kinomoto, the mother of Sakura Kinomoto in CardCaptorSakura. She too gave her voice to a Konami character, Sarah Pixis of ''Tokimemo'' 's SpiritualSuccessor series ''MitsumeteKnight''.

* FanTranslation - The English one for the original game is pretty much done (with quite a bit of work done by [[http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Love_Plus TLWiki]], and a partial patch over [[https://sites.google.com/site/loveplustrans/home here]]), while the Chinese one was released on Valentine's Day 2010.

* FanTranslation - The English one is a work in progress (with quite a bit of work done by [[http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Love_Plus TLWiki]], and a partial patch on [[http://gbatemp.net/t272861-love-plus-english-translation-patch GBATemp]]), while the Chinese one was released on Valentine's Day 2010.